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Town council signals intent to pursue properties for new fire station after chief outlines coverage, cost and ISO concerns
Summary
Fire Chief Rick Duncan presented maps, ISO rating impacts and cost estimates for potential new fire stations; the council directed legal counsel to prepare a resolution expressing the town's intent to consider purchasing two properties so negotiations can proceed.
Fire Chief Rick Duncan told the Danville Town Council the town's Insurance Services Office (ISO) ratings worsened in some areas after Station 191 was removed from the ISO equation in 2020, raising insurance costs for properties outside the town proper. He urged the council to consider purchasing two privately owned properties near downtown and on the Miles Farm site to restore coverage and improve response times.
Duncan said the town proper now carries an ISO Class 5 rating while many outlying areas moved from Class 5 to Class 9 or 10, and he cited sample figures showing annual insurance payments rising from about $2,052.66 to $2,342 for some property owners — an increase he calculated at $289.93 annually for the example used. He also presented coverage-radius maps and argued that repositioning or adding stations would increase overlap and reduce those ratings in the…
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